Patriarch of Serbia consecrated Chapel of the Nativity of Christ at St. Sava College in Australia

Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia consecrated the Chapel of the Nativity of Christ at St. Sava College in Varroville, Sydney, on October 17, 2026, accompanied by hierarchs and clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The ceremony was attended by Metropolitan Siluan of Australia and New Zealand, bishops from Serbia and the diaspora, Serbian Ambassador to Australia Rade Stefanović, and numerous students, parents, and teachers, led by the college’s principal, Lela Vuković.

Addressing those gathered, Patriarch Porfirije emphasized the importance of combining academic education with Christian values.

“This school provides all the knowledge that can be acquired at any other school, but it has something even more valuable and important: knowledge that springs from love and faith,” he stated.

The Patriarch praised the Serbian Orthodox community in Australia for preserving its religious and cultural heritage through churches and educational institutions. He stressed that knowledge must be grounded in faith, hope, love, mercy, and kindness to serve humanity.

Referring to the Gospel account of the healing of the paralytic in Capernaum, Patriarch Porfirije highlighted the power of…